Mr. and Mrs. Lyndell Lee Bess of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house reception Aug. 9 at their home.
The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Hosts are their son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Sue Bess of Omaha, Neb.
Bess and Bonnie May Bagbey were married Sept. 15, 1953, at First Baptist Church in Advance, Mo., by the Rev. Lawrence Kennon.
The couple has two grandchildren, Tim and Abi Bess of Omaha.
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